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MartenTDec 17, 2017

I made a metacritic account just so i could tell you how awful this movie is.

A sad attempt to make Star wars into Guardians of the galaxy*. with too much bad "comic relief" and bad subplots that meant nothing for the main story. GOTG* Is aI made a metacritic account just so i could tell you how awful this movie is.

A sad attempt to make Star wars into Guardians of the galaxy*. with too much bad "comic relief" and bad subplots that meant nothing for the main story.

GOTG* Is a good movieseries just because it's supposed to be "goofy". Star wars can't pull that off.

The movie became a sad humor parody film.… Expand

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carlostibDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is absolute garbage. It shows that nobody in Disney, nor on same Lucasfilm has any idea of what Star Wars is. Not even Kathleen Kennedy, who is supposed to be the custodian of Star Wars lore and story cohesion and after working with Lucas for many years, you would think something of SW lore and sense would stick with her, well , it seems she's just a business woman who's only in for the money and doesn't care on the quality of the product....or she couldn't say no to Disney whims , which make her a coward business woman.
Anyway, is understandable that after the mess that The Force Awakens was , story wise, it would have been hard to fix that mess in the Last Jedi, or at least explain further some of the things portrayed in TFA, such as, who are the Knights of Ren?, Who the hell is Snoke, from where did he come from, how this apparently powerful being was out of the radar from the Sith of the galaxy (Palpatine and Vader)?. Why Rey is so powerful and knows how to master Jedi techniques where she had zero training before?. and a large etc etc etc.

Well guess what, nothing of this is explained in TLJ and is actually discarded at all by Rian Johnson's horrible excuse of a script. He decided just to kill Snoke without providing background story, he decided that Rey is a nobody with nobody parents who sold her for booze. So she's just powerful, just because, you know, girl power and 21st century feminism. Knights of Ren was a BS invented by JJ Abrams and Rian seems didn't like that subject so he decided to just ignore them completely in this movie.
And the worst sin of Johnson....he transformed Luke Skywalker into the ultimate coward in the galaxy. Yes, that same Luke Skywalker with many heroic traits from the original trilogy, that Jedi that sensed the good in his twisted and evil father (the second most evil villain in the galaxy, by the way) and went into a suicide mission to bring him back to the light , because he was family, that same Luke, years after in The Last Jedi era he decided to kill his nephew (the only son of his twin sister and his freaking best friend, Han), just because he showed few dark side tendencies....really Disney?.
That made him a coward being and seems he didn't try anymore to bring Kylo back to the light or confront Snoke as the Master Jedi he supposedly was, he just left everybody, friends, family and decided he wanted to die alone in some forgotten island in a distant world. And for what reason Luke left a map so his friends could find him "in a time of need" in the first place, if the real reason for him was to escape to die alone and didn't want to be bothered?. It doesn't make sense at all.

The way Rian Johnson's disrespected Luke's character like that is unforgivable. It throws to the garbage can the Hero's journey that George Lucas built for this character. Also, what was the point of Rose and Finn?, was just a distractor and made no purpose at all for the overall story. Why the admiral Holdo couldn't just tell Poe of her plans so he would't have call for mutiny in the first place? Is very idiotic of her part.

And Leia Mary Poppins was ridiculous. Yes, she might have the force (she is the daugther of the Chosen one, Anakin Skywalker after all) and surely she also is strong in the Force, and might even have received training or some lessons from his brother Luke, but nothing of this is explained in the movie. Is just a Christmas miracle that she survived in the vaccum of space with no suit and after an explosion blasted a few feet from her, it seems. Is Disney magic , most likely.

In conclusion, this movie is deeply flawed and plain bad, Rian Johnson should just stick to direct and never touch a pen again to write ANYTHING.
I don't have any interest of the 3 pieces of garbage he will supposedly create in the new trilogy Disney assigned to him. He dropped the ball severely in the Last Jedi. Movie is not worth the money or your time. You will waste 2 and half hours of your life in this.

It seems that the real Star Wars story finished in Episode VI, Return of the Jedi. This Disney Star Wars is not Star Wars, is something else. Is not even good sci-fi.… Expand

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fredwrogersDec 16, 2017

A giant rusty rolling dumpster fire. Turns out, nobody was anybody in this movie. Not even Luke. Turns out, Luke is actually Jake Skywalker. Who knew?

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cprestonDec 17, 2017

As a stand alone movie, it is very weak. TLJ has pacing issues, inconsequential narrative choices, disconnected dialogue and monologuing, and almost no character growth or arcs. What some critics seem to like are the subverting ofAs a stand alone movie, it is very weak. TLJ has pacing issues, inconsequential narrative choices, disconnected dialogue and monologuing, and almost no character growth or arcs. What some critics seem to like are the subverting of expectations. The problem for an audience member such as myself is that those subverting of expectations completely destroys my willing suspension of disbelief that is required for me to buy into a fantasy/sci fi movie. I had an understanding of the powers of the force that were contradicted in order to surprise the audience. The physics of space battles never made sense, but this movie adds in bombers, "gas", and FTL maneuvers that completely subvert expectations and make every space battle in the other movie no longer make sense. Characters go on quests for MacGuffin characters that aren't found and this call into question the narrative choice of creating that MacGuffin. Objects and character histories are set up as being important and then tossed off for a cheap shock. If they aren't important, they shouldn't be including in the storytelling or else I start to question the nature of the storytelling itself and this destroys my suspension of disbelief. I learn of a military industrial complex backing everything and this makes me question the insistence on a good vs evil structure in the previous movies. I am forced to conclude that Leia is just a patsy for the corporations interested in setting up and selling weapons to two warring parties trying kill each. The mythic story is lost and replaced with bad social commentary.

All of these suspension of disbelief problems are easily overcome if I am emotionally invested in the movie. Unfortunately, the filmmaker seems entirely uninterested in making us care about the characters. I just didn't care.… Expand

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LastJediAwfulDec 18, 2017

I feel like Disney and this Ryan dude spit in my face. I'm thoroughly confused as to why critics are applauding it. Are they not star wars fans? This is the craziest thing since Trump won the election. At first I thought maybe Abrams wouldI feel like Disney and this Ryan dude spit in my face. I'm thoroughly confused as to why critics are applauding it. Are they not star wars fans? This is the craziest thing since Trump won the election. At first I thought maybe Abrams would save it in 9 but he was exec producer on this one so he gave his approval. Have you guys seen the South Park episode where Indiana Jones gets used by Disney? That's what they just did to star wars. The murdered Indiana Jones afterwards though. I'll probably not see a Disney movie or two to just get even.… Expand

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RevVoltDec 20, 2017

Great acting and set design cannot save this movie from not owning being bad in its own right but also making other movies around it worse. On its own this movie is badly paced and suffers from some glaring plot holes that canonically damageGreat acting and set design cannot save this movie from not owning being bad in its own right but also making other movies around it worse. On its own this movie is badly paced and suffers from some glaring plot holes that canonically damage the Star Wars brand, at worst it destroys the character of previous characters and removes any desire to continue the lore.

On a positive note the acting is solid with great choreography and even when the scenes do not hold up the emotion always comes through. The movie looks gorgeous despite some interesting costume choices, the sets and visuals of this movie are simply stunning, never has Star wars looked so good and smelt so bad.

JJ Abrams will return to the director's chair for the final instalment in the current trilogy, but most of that effort will now be required to steer this sinking ship back on course. Any hope was lost immediately when moments that have been building for 30+ years are quickly dismissed for comedic relief. Questions are either left unanswered or are given very unsatisfactory resolutions that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

As an admitted hyper-fan of the franchise (I even have a signed Luke Blue lighsaber in my office) I can reluctantly be open to change when it makes sense within the lore, but some of the actions in this movie (light speed attack) make decisions made in the original trilogy look stupid and lessen the struggles undertaken by the heros.

In short do not see this movie if you are a SW fan.… Expand

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Gerion23Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well well, the First Order doesn't do anything besides expecting the enemy ship to run out of fuel. You might ask where are the other ships and TIE fighters and why they don't attack the rebels. Yeah, Rian doesn't care.

Kylo Ren can use the force, Rey can move rocks with her mind, but they somehow have to fight 8 guards instead of using their powers against them. You also have a subplot with 2 characters ( Finn / Rose ) that gets another sublot with slaves that gets another subplot with Benicio Del Toro. Everything worthless and could have been cut without changing a damn thing.

Did I say Luke projects himself and his projection actually can touch Leia but can't be touched by Kylo's sword? Continuity? Rian doesn't care. Add in Superleia and a villain that dies for nothing. There are so many things wrong with this movie, that I could keep going for hours.… Expand

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jb888Dec 19, 2017

Great expectations for the first 7 minutes, then I became the witness of the end of a franchise. Nonsensical Plot, inexistent character development, poor CGI and on and on. A dark day for star fans

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Miller78Dec 16, 2017

I don't know where to even begin with this movie, it gleefully thumbs it's nose and mocks, via feminist and SJW claptrap, much of what made Star Wars great. Mark Hamill has said that he fundamentally disagreed with almost every decision RianI don't know where to even begin with this movie, it gleefully thumbs it's nose and mocks, via feminist and SJW claptrap, much of what made Star Wars great. Mark Hamill has said that he fundamentally disagreed with almost every decision Rian Johnson made for Luke's character and I've got to say that he's been very restrained in saying that because what's been done to the character of Luke Skywalker in this movie, is nothing short of cultural vandalism. Rian Johnson has made JJ Abrams look like Spielberg, it absolutely boggles the mind that Disney have given him a whole trilogy. You've got to wonder just what planet these Hollywood types are on. This most millennial of movies - preachy, shallow, self satisfied, lazy, boring and nowhere near as smart as it thinks it is - with a whole act that's completely pointless, is chock full of terribly out of place, cartoonish humour and laughably bad dialogue. Luke chose the island because it was "the most unfindable", I kid you not, he actually says that. He needn't have worried, I highly doubt this insulting hack job will be much sought after in the years to come.… Expand

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SimpsonsDec 20, 2017

The Last Jedi is so bad that i had to race home and watch ESB to get the taste out of my mouth. I know how lobby Disney controls the reviewers and that's the reason why reviewers are always so biased in favor of this globalists shills butThe Last Jedi is so bad that i had to race home and watch ESB to get the taste out of my mouth. I know how lobby Disney controls the reviewers and that's the reason why reviewers are always so biased in favor of this globalists shills but this is seriously **** crazy. Awful movie, just awful. Way to go Disney, trying to ruin such popular franchise with a puerile and cringeworthy plot. And last but not least, we don't need be to be experts to understand the politcal left-wing agenda behind this. This movie was surrounded with SJW and feminazi commonplaces that put to blash any decent human being.
If it was possible i would have give this movie negative points but since Metacritic doesn't have that option i will stick with ZERO!… Expand

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skoobyDec 20, 2017

I thought that the movie was meh... I cannot see myself wanting to watch it again. Just thinking of the space cow milking scene makes my shiver. There are so many parts that are excellent, only to be marred by scenes that are equally stupidI thought that the movie was meh... I cannot see myself wanting to watch it again. Just thinking of the space cow milking scene makes my shiver. There are so many parts that are excellent, only to be marred by scenes that are equally stupid and poorly written and executed. The trailer made it seem like the movie was going to be much more serious. So sad... If I could edit out like 9 scenes it would be a little better. So disappointed...… Expand

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inopinatusDec 19, 2017

A s***show of military incompetence in which two sides take turns to demonstrate how tactically inept they are and how little strategic foresight they possess.

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Voyager236Dec 21, 2017

Soros Wars: The White Male Must End
Gender Wars: Social Justice Warriors Return

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samfisher2017Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The original Star Wars movies were about victorious hope, the unity that binds us all and overcoming the evil within yourself.Luke Skywalker is the embodiment of a character archetype that is old as storytelling itself.He rises from nothing, pursues knowledge and enlightenment, overcomes despair, becomes a savior and through courage and determination redeems the sins of the ones who came before him.His purpose as a character and as an icon is to personify everything a human should hope to become.
In The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker tries to murder a child in his sleep, then cries for a few years in a cave while the world around him crumbles, then gets lectured by a teenager about responsibility, then dies nonsensically.Knowing that, go look at every plot point and twist in this movie.The film's sole purpose isn't to push things forward or build upon anything. It's reckless subversion for the sake of subversion.It's deconstruction with no meaning or purpose.It's a cynically assembled soapbox, made by people so arrogant and unappreciative that they would stand atop the legacy of one of film's most quintessential tales just to make an uninsightful, short-sighted point about "leaving the past behind" and toss in some hamfisted political notes at the captive audience.It's worse than any corporate cash-in or any moronic prequels. The Last Jedi is an articulate attack on Star Wars itself and everything it represents.These people had no idea what they were dealing with, The Last Jedi is cinematic manslaughter.
If you enjoyed The Last Jedi, you do not care about Star Wars.You don't care about the transcending, timeless power of stories and myths and archetypes. You're just a dog who drools when the bell rings.Star Wars OT and Luke Skywalker can't be tarnished by anyone, but The Last Jedi tried.… Expand

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myneeshDec 21, 2017

Disney just talk a dump on everything I loved about Star Wars. All my old school Star Wars fan friends agree and hate it too.
Question is can Star Wars recover or is the franchise dead? Maybe Star Trek is the way to go now..

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O-b1Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a huge star wars fan.I love sci/fi and stars wars is one of the reasons why.. I was very hyped and exited to see this....but the whole "Disney owned" came along....It's by far the worst star wars movie ever, and the most boring as well..
The potential of old and new characters, all to waste.. No epic Jedi training, No epic High Master Jedi Luke action (oh right we saw him milking a space cow,also we see a terrible astral projection "fight" with Kylo that brings him to death...JESUS) , terrible villain character progress(Kylo ren,no one feels scared,threatened or feared at all).. Failed attempts of humor and the usuall recycled motives and space scenes. A lot of scenes like Fin's where boring and others where totally out of star wars tone. So the result is: 1)The epic old characters are gone without grace and also without even been "used" propperly 2) The new ones are boring and hollow, some of them are gone as well allready, like Supreme leader Snoke (what a joke) 3)Forget the Jedi/Sith theme 4)There are new creatures like Porgs, so Disney can become even richer from toys to keep paying the critics and butchering every epic/historic franchise along the way.. The script was clear: Destroy star wars, any way possible..… Expand

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jmanscott95Dec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the critics were paid off to give it a good review because there's clearly a gap between critic reviews and user score. This movie had some good things but overall I think it leaves the story in a terrible place. The Force Awakens catered to nostalgia while also bringing on new characters. The Last Jedi kills this nostalgia. First of all, I think that killing Han was a huge mistake and now Luke has been needlessly thrown away too. I was really hoping for a little bit of redemption when it appeared that Luke and Kylo Ren were in a standoff. But they went and ruined that by making Luke a weird force hologram thing which makes no sense. I hated the lack of lightsaber action. Don't get me wrong, I think episodes 1-3 had way too much and we became numb to it, but I don't even think two lightsabers even touched in this movie except for Lukes flashback of attempting to kill Ben in cold blood. I was hoping that TLJ was going to be the "Empire Strikes Back" of the new series. It not only didn't live up to that expectation but failed horribly as a sequel overall. They basically threw away everything that was good about TFA. TFA built up this unknown but extremely powerful villain, Snoke, but then TLJ killed him off in the dumbest way without explaining who he was or where he came from. They also built up that Rey's parents were of some importance but then threw that down the toilet and now any random street kid can have the force. And the whole Casino thing was completely out of place and didn't add anything to the overall story because it ended up being a useless journey.

There were some good things about it but overall it was a real disappointment and it ruined the momentum from TFA.… Expand

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doroutMar 10, 2018

TLDR: Rather than watching this abomination, go take a nap. You will accomplish more and have more fun doing utterly nothing.

No character depth, untold amounts of plot holes, and above all identity politics. If you support random insertionsTLDR: Rather than watching this abomination, go take a nap. You will accomplish more and have more fun doing utterly nothing.

No character depth, untold amounts of plot holes, and above all identity politics. If you support random insertions of people simply due to their skin color rather than a fit for the role, then this is your movie. I am still trying to figure out the asian girl's purpose. What was her role and why was she even in this movie other than the fact to bump the diversity ratings up a hair?

Another note, all of the women held the positions of power while they delegated their authoritarian-like power to all of the men; but when someone would challenge the decision, the woman in power would essentially say "I'm with her, do as I say because reasons."

P.S. the critics are extremely disconnected with the viewers. That fact is just as disappointing as this movie.… Expand

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UngolDec 16, 2017

Very disappointed in this addition. It stole so many scenes from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that it leaves one wondering if there was more rehashed content than original. Sadly, it doesn't even improve on those originalVery disappointed in this addition. It stole so many scenes from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that it leaves one wondering if there was more rehashed content than original. Sadly, it doesn't even improve on those original scenes, but rather simply replays them with more CGI and less actual tension or suspense.

I would go into further issues with plot holes, missing backstories, and "If they could do something like that, why have they never done that before?" moments, but this movie just isn't worth the time to explain them all.

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BStevenDec 24, 2017

I can't understand why people who don't like this movie are giving a rating of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. It's like when it's your birthday and Rian Johnson gives you a beautifully wrapped present. You open it and inside you discover a huge turd. ButI can't understand why people who don't like this movie are giving a rating of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. It's like when it's your birthday and Rian Johnson gives you a beautifully wrapped present. You open it and inside you discover a huge turd. But hey, at least it was beautifully packed and you liked the package, even if it's smells like sh*t, so you are giving a rating higher then 0. The fact is that whatever you do a turd will be always = 0!… Expand

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ty92Dec 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lucas would have made a much better movie. Should be renamed to Spaceballs 2.... This is how I would change the movie. I would get rid of 99 percent of the comedy. No Rose or Vice Admiral Holdo and no casino planet. Finn gets killed by captain phasma. Snoke is revealed as darth plagueis and actually faked his death before to palpatine/sidious. Rey actually gets trained by Luke for a year. Leia dies when she gets sucked out to space, she doesn't mary poppins herself back to the ship. No bombs are dropped because that was stupid. Instead poe and everyone on the ship are captured and held as hostages. Rey and Luke sense this and go to rescue them. Rey finds out that Kylo is her cousin. She is Luke's daughter. Luke tells her this. Rey's mother didn't wan't Luke around because she thought he put Rey in danger. She was also married to another man. They died and Rey was taken by strangers and sold off as a slave. Luke couldn't find her. This hurt him inside so much that it was part of the reason he left. He was ashamed of himself for losing her and then after losing Kylo to the dark side. It was the last straw. Rey forgives him and they have a moment. When they get to the ship Luke and plagueis have a great lightsaber duel but plagueis retreats and gets away. Rey fights Kylo but tries to convince him to turn but he wont listen. She defeats him but captain phasma tries to electrocute her from behind but Kylo puts his body in the way and is killed. Rey then fights phasma and kills her. They free poe and everyone else. They have a big funeral for the dead and Luke and Rey go back to training. Rey learns how to communicate with force ghost, Anikan, Obi Wan and Yoda. She becmes a Jedi. Darth Plagueis finds a new apprentice. The end.… Expand

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nkukDec 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you judge this movie purely as mindless pew-pew laser fights in space, in some ways it delivers as a spectacle, but its all been done before.

Otherwise, the film is packed full of non-events, plotholes, forced humour, and practically no character development. At the end of the film we are no further along the story other than Snoke and Luke are gone, and there are about 20 resistance left that all fit in the Millennium Falcon. All the battle scenes are repeats of previous movies, the main plotline is so confused its ridiculous. The New Order still design their ships with a big flaw that everyone including the resistance knows about, but the New Order don't bother to fix these weaknesses and design defences that can be taken out with a single fighter. The New Order has massively superior ships, technology and weapons but can't catch an inferior resistance slow capital ship because its slightly faster (WTF!) they don't think to deploy faster fighters or bombers to take out the ship or slow it down, or force it to change course, or force it to deploy shields so the rear is unprotected, they just have to wait for it to run out of space petrol. DUMB. It is there as a plot device to force urgency to the story, but the subsequent time-lines and sub plots don't align and the whole thing is a jumbled mess. I could go on and on about the flaws in the film. Its a film designed by committee dumbed right down to reach the maximum audience and sell merchandise and it shows.

Ren is still the same confused emo kid. Rey is still the most Mary Sue of all Mary Sue's, she didn't need Lukes training after all. The new characters are so badly developed and cardboard that I couldn't care less what happens to them, I won't be seeing the next one.… Expand

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CaptiosusDec 18, 2017

The Marvel-ization of Star Wars is complete. The new school of thought here seems to be: Who needs world building when we have big space battles and can make characters tell lame jokes like Poe's telephone support joke to Hux? Who needsThe Marvel-ization of Star Wars is complete. The new school of thought here seems to be: Who needs world building when we have big space battles and can make characters tell lame jokes like Poe's telephone support joke to Hux? Who needs character development when we can just throw in a female lead and make her all powerful with minimal explanation? Who needs to weave a story or tie up loose ends? Just make big explosions and a few by-the-numbers Big Battle Scenes™ and watch the money flow in. Just like Marvel Studios.

Lucas had his issues but at least we all knew the story of Star Wars was the story of the Skywalker family. The OT and PT weaved a mostly coherent story, despite Lucas' 20-year-later retcons and ridiculous plot devices. This new trilogy is a story of what, exactly? Rey the Wonder Girl? I have zero attachment to her because instead of weaving a story around her, she's a Mary Sue who can do everything better than every other established character with no personal growth, loss, or development. She can do more in two episodes than Luke could by the end of three, or Anakin by the middle of the third. Compare her character development at this time to the same development of either Luke or Anakin and you'll see how farcical her character is.

Finn and Poe should be the Han and Leia style secondary protagonists to Rey but instead both Abrams and Johnson try to spin them off as their own main protagonists. Due to this, we end up with half the movie being filler because had Leia or Holdo simply told Poe the Resistance's plan there would have been no need for the entire stealthy casino plot. Speaking of which, Benicio del Toro's talents were completely wasted in this haphazard story line. In a galaxy that we're told is full of scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells, "DJ" (literally his character's full name) isn't even top 20. Gwendoline Christie's talents were also wasted, as her Captain Phasma character is, again, left to be treated like a punch line (and a punching bag).

Johnson squats and takes a Porg sized dump on the entire story line of Luke Skywalker and the original trilogy, and he does so gleefully. He turns Luke into a grumpy hermit who literally tells Rey to get off his lawn. Not that Rey needs him, it turns out, because why should she? She's already better than him, as Johnson makes apparent in a contrived battle scene. Luke's "redemption" comes in the form of two nostalgia pieces from old characters... neither of which change the fact that Luke is written entirely out of character. Something even Mark Hamill complained about months ago.

Kylo Ren repeatedly stands center frame and repeats the lines of burning down the past. It's almost as if Johnson is using Ren to tell the audience that the old Star Wars is dead and the new Star Wars - HIS meandering mess of Star Wars - is all that's left. No thanks. I've been fooled twice now and as the old adage goes, shame on me. I won't be fooled a third time. It's crystal clear Star Wars has fully embraced the Disney dark side, a property to be exploited every year until it reaches a saturation point.… Expand

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CatfoxDec 18, 2017

Such a big disappointimet! This movie completely ruined SW universe that we knew 40 years. Facepalm after a facepalm, and when you finally see something promising, next scene ruins it completely. Scenario is awful and not coherent, full ofSuch a big disappointimet! This movie completely ruined SW universe that we knew 40 years. Facepalm after a facepalm, and when you finally see something promising, next scene ruins it completely. Scenario is awful and not coherent, full of absurd and plot holes. Characters are flat and act without logic. Concept of the Force is broken. Luke is just... not a Luke. I feel sorry for Mark Hamill that he was forced to play this. Even if he did it great, his playing is the only bright aspect of this movie. R.I.P. Star Wars,1977-2017. Such a pity...… Expand

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hosekishoDec 15, 2017

The original Star Wars films were about victorious hope, the unity that binds us all, and overcoming the evil inside yourself. Luke Skywalker is the embodiment of a character archetype that is as old as storytelling itself. He rises fromThe original Star Wars films were about victorious hope, the unity that binds us all, and overcoming the evil inside yourself. Luke Skywalker is the embodiment of a character archetype that is as old as storytelling itself. He rises from nothing, pursues knowledge and enlightenment, overcomes despair, becomes a savior, and through courage and determination redeems the sins of the ones who came before him. His purpose as a character and as an icon is to personify everything a human should hope to become.

In The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker tries to murder a child in his sleep, then cries in a cave for a few years while the world around him crumbles, then gets lectured by a teenager about responsibility, then dies nonsensically. Knowing that, go look at every other plot point and twist in this movie. The film's sole purpose isn't to push things forward or to build upon anything. It is reckless subversion for the sake of subversion. It is deconstruction with no meaning or purpose. It is a cynically assembled soapbox, made by people so arrogant and unappreciative that they would stand atop the legacy of one of film's most quintessential tales just to make an uninsightful, short-sighted point about "leaving the past behind", and toss some hamfisted political notes at the captive audience. It is worse than any corporate cash-in or any moronic prequels. The Last Jedi is an articulate attack on Star Wars itself and everything it represents. These people had no idea what they were dealing with. The Last Jedi was a cinematic manslaughter.

Star Wars and Luke Skywalker can't be tarnished by anyone- that story was already told, and at most is only one fleeting incarnation of one of humanity's oldest traditions. You can't crush that, but The Last Jedi tried.… Expand

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Feta_CriticDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a disappointment! I wasn't really a fan of Force Awakens, but I adored Rogue One and had hoped it was evidence that Disney was finally capable of making a good Star Wars film. Oh goodness, I was wrong! This is a film that was made with no other intention than making as much money as possible from a wide audience and is actively hostile toward people who would call themselves "Star Wars fans." It's willfully ignorant of 40 years of lore and tramples over the source material.

What was wrong with the film? Plot-holes the size of a Death Star. Most notably, the Finn and Rose sub-plot was completely unnecessary to the plot and added to the film's unnecessarily long length. The entire casino setting didn't feel like it belonged in the Star Wars universe.

Wasted potential of Snoke. Why should his story bother to be told now that he was killed off so quickly? He was supposed to be at least as powerful as Palpatine and deserved more backstory before he was offed in such a haphazard manner.

Luke acts very differently than he did in the earlier films and extended universe material. He was the ultimate sci-fi hero for four decades and we all wanted to see him operate at the height of his powers after training as a jedi grand-master off-screen for 40 years. How exhilarating was the final Vader scene in Rogue One? Imagine if we got to watch Luke kick some major amounts of behind in a similar manner? What did we get instead? A whiny coward who is nothing like his Return of the Jedi self and tries to kill his own nephew, which was really out of character. More Mary Sue nonsense where advanced force abilities can be used without any training at all and expert saber dueling capabilities can be achieved in no time!

Capital ships running out of fuel? Is this suddenly supposed to be Battlestar Galactica? Light speed kamikaze suddenly being a thing in the first time of the history of Star Wars cinema? Why didn't someone think of that sooner? It could have ended every conflict prior like a super weapon!

Disney got it wrong because they could have still made mountains of cash if they actually made a Star Wars film instead of whatever this garbage was. Instead, all they seem to care about is pushing their ham-fisted social agenda and erasing everything that made Star Wars the beloved franchise it once was. The studio has a lot to fix with Episode 9, but it no longer matters to me, because I won't be giving them my money to watch it.… Expand

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druout1944Dec 20, 2017

Wost "Star Wars" movie I have ever seen; and the last two were not exactly good. This movie proves that making PC a priority over writing makes a terrible movie. The good guys are on some sort of constant women/minority kaleidoscope cycleWost "Star Wars" movie I have ever seen; and the last two were not exactly good. This movie proves that making PC a priority over writing makes a terrible movie. The good guys are on some sort of constant women/minority kaleidoscope cycle throughout the movie which just feels forced; particularly with the dull writing. Not sure what the PETA thing in the middle of the movie was; both absurd and irritating to me. The pre-Disney Canon has myriad epic tales about 100 times more interesting than this movie; maybe Disney needs to stop being ignorant, and use those to make actually good movies instead of pushing PC liberal socialist agendas in lieu of actual Star Wars.… Expand

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yodatouDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Went into this movie with so much excitement. Came out so disappointed. Never had a Star Wars movie that you walked out of and everyone you talk to was like "Im not sure what to think" The more you thought the worse it seemed. Though a fast paced movie with many good parts, nothing seemed to come together. Then, everything is rushed together at the end to wrap up bad writing. The Main Plot is 2 capital ships chasing each other in and out of hyperspace.....thats it! Couldn't come up with something better? Totally destroyed Luke's character. Wasted Chewbacca and just a glimpse of R2. Leia was Superman? really? It was the swinging on the vines in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Luke milking a boob creature? I really wanted this to be good and kept waiting on the edge of my seat, but it never came. Then finally Luke walks out to face the resistance and I thought here we go, they could do something awesome here and make this a great movie with one final scene, but nope. He isn't really there and dies from the effort of not really being there. What? The most famous Jedi in the Galaxy and he dies of exhaustion? Really only had 2 scenes that I was a fan of: Yoda and the throne room scene. Glad Abrams is back for episode 9 but not sure what he can do with this. Maybe Luke didn't die and can re-materialize not in ghost form. Maybe he just phased somewhere else. Really I wouldn't have liked it but would have been a better movie if Luke turned bad. Hope they recall their decision to give this director a trilogy.… Expand

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ber06Dec 20, 2017

I don't think i have something new to add to the negative reviews that had already been written by someone else. Some eye-candy but this movie was dreadful. I mean they just copied the same dialogs from older movies, come on. Lazy ass director.

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benpresserDec 16, 2017

Tonight I wrote this to disney: Thank you that you destroyed the heros of my childhood with this awful star wars movie. The wonderful spirit of star wars was thrown away, the magic of star wars was sacrificed for an absolute ridiculous,Tonight I wrote this to disney: Thank you that you destroyed the heros of my childhood with this awful star wars movie. The wonderful spirit of star wars was thrown away, the magic of star wars was sacrificed for an absolute ridiculous, unworthy, bizarre, grotesque, embarassing and stupid plot. That was no courage to steer star wars into a new direction, it was an act that showed an absolute lack of respect for true star wars fans. You will fail!… Expand

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loumexDec 16, 2017

It is now written in stone. Star Wars is over. A vastly red herring movie cements the fact that the old Star Wars is over. Along with it over is the need for a structure, for a theme, for a point for the heroes to exist. No one cares aboutIt is now written in stone. Star Wars is over. A vastly red herring movie cements the fact that the old Star Wars is over. Along with it over is the need for a structure, for a theme, for a point for the heroes to exist. No one cares about giving back stories to the characters, or even names. They just exist. Star wars was about a vast universe with lore, background and character development.

All this is gone. No one cares why someone is a bad guy, or a good one. And you will never discover anything. Just throw in more pokemon-like creatures and silly jokes.

We once mocked George Lucas for lines and bad writing like "I'll try spinning" or "I hate sand".

After this movie, we all miss George Lucas. Yes. It is that bad. And utterly pointless.

Let's call it quits and keep Rogue One as the only new SW movie in an otherwise pretty much bulletproof 6-logy. I know it had flaws, but this movie lacked even the basic plot. Even that...… Expand

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KarkaisDec 20, 2017

I will attempt to keep this review spoiler-free. I saw this movie on saturday. I came out of the cinema feeling conflicted. Last Jedi continues Rey's personal journey towards becoming a jedi, sheds light on Kylo Ren's past, and shows theI will attempt to keep this review spoiler-free. I saw this movie on saturday. I came out of the cinema feeling conflicted. Last Jedi continues Rey's personal journey towards becoming a jedi, sheds light on Kylo Ren's past, and shows the resistances continuing plight against the war machine of the first order. Unfortunately the way the movie does this, does not sit well with me. The movie is too enamored at pulling the rug out from under viewers expectations. It is one continuing sequence of plot twists and turns, most of the time for no particularly good reason. By doing this too much, it manages to undermine the emotional value of its characters and action. Most of the time I don't feel like cheering for the heroes, or being excited about what happens to them next, since they are mostly unlikeable and unrelatable. For example Laura Dern's character comes out of nowhere and establishes herself as unlikeable with the first words that come out of her mouth, so I am not at all interested in her ultimate fate despite it being a major event. Somebody might be excited by the terrific visual effects, but I'm not, especially since the whole fleet chase is utterly ridiculous in its unbelievability. The movie also has several utterly wasted and shallow characters and scenes that fall flat. Such as poor Phasma, who could have been entirely cut from the movie and nobody would have noticed. Benicio Del Toro's character is nothing but a shallow plot device, and his screentime can be calculated in seconds. He also has no redeeming qualities that would make us root for him. He comes, does his plot thing, and leaves. We forget him instantly. The porgs are more annoying than funny, and I'm not a fan of the ham-fisted vegan message of Chewbacca scene. There is also too much negativity in the movie to make it really feel 'heroic' or 'epic'. Everything the main characters do, is failure in one form or another. This, coupled with the director's pathological need of surprising the viewers, is not really enjoyable to watch, sorry. Yes, this follows the SW formula of trilogies, where the middle chapter puts the heroes through their darkest times, but too much is too much. There is simply not enough to like about the movie. Speaking of failures, the worst crime the movie commits is not telling the story of Luke Skywalker. By this I mean the events that happened between return of the Jedi and this film. You'd imagine that after fans waited 30 years for Luke to kick ass as a Jedi master, we would be treated to at least some. I am not opposed to what happened to Luke in this movie. The scenes were cool and appropriate. The problem are the things that remained untold, because Luke's entire life after destruction of the first death star appears to be a failure. I guess it maintains with the movies ultimate downer theme. The one thing that does work in this movie, is Rey and Kylo and everything related to them. Kylo Ren's story and his interaction with Rey is very interesting and I look forward to seeing what happens to them next. However Rey and Kylo remain almost entirely detached from the rest of the movie. You could have removed Kylo and Rey from the movie and everything between resistance and first order would have still happened. The whole movie is fragmented in this way and I don't like it. Kylo and Rey story are the only positive thing about the movie, so its not a total loss. (However I wish we could've made without the obligatory shirtless scene; which is so predictable now its almost a meme. Thor did it mere weeks before in Thor Ragnarok so its even more blatant)

There is also the thing that Last Jedi continues to copy the original trilogy (particularly empire strikes back) pretty blatantly, unfortunately I can't go into specifics without introducing spoilers.… Expand

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senordinosaurDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was a terrible movie in the main arc of Star Wars. If these are direct sequels to 1,2,3,4,5,6 then they completely undermine and ruin characters from those movies. The end of this film leaves Episode 9 basically nowhere to go and no characters left to care about. Why were people super excited for Star Wars The Force Awakens? Was it Poe Dameron or Finn or Rey that had them really excited? No. It was Han, Luke, and Leia back in a new story. Yes, it was cool that we were getting new characters, but the core of the excitement was seeing the end of the story for our favorites. The Force Awakens had problems, but the new characters introduced a lot of fun new mysteries and questions. Finn and Poe and Rey and Kylo were fun. Han and Chewie felt like Han and Chewie and when Han died it was like a kick in the nuts because it was so beautiful to have him back.

Last Jedi has none of that. Luke is insufferable and is sulking on the island being a dick to Rey for most of the movie making her boring and him boring. It turns out that after Return of the Jedi Luke went to train a group of Jedis and failed when Kylo went nuts. Then he hid on an island for the rest of his life. So the big hero of Star Wars basically accomplished absolutely nothing with his life. In the end he shows up as a jedi hologram to fight Kylo Ren as a distraction for the resistance to pile on the Millennium Falcon and get away. Then he dies. It was a cool fight, but what a waste of Luke Skywalker as a character. He's gone now and we never get to see him as a badass master that's likable and fun for an entire movie. What a waste. Luke's death should have been in Episode 9 if they were going to do it.

Further, they faked out Leia's death and then let her live by having he blasted into space, freezing, and then Superman flying herself back into the ship somehow. What the **** And she lived through the end of the movie. What a waste. Now for Episode 9 there are no original trilogy characters that are left. Which would be great if any of the new characters were awesome or there was a big mystery left or conflict ahead. Is there?

Rey's parents are...no one. That was kind of a neat reveal because it says anyone can be a force wielder. There is no one left to teach her how to be a Jedi though she seems able to just kind of know everything on her own (which is dumb). Snoke it turns out is also no one and he's dead. What a waste there. Kylo Ren is angry and angsty and dumb. He's a blunt instrument with no cunning and no cleverness now leading the First Order. Finn spent the movie with a new character Rose and together made the prospect of watching paint dry seem fun. They had no chemistry and had nothing interesting to do. Their jaunt on a casino world was insufferable. Finn almost sacrificed himself at the film's end and that might have been a great move for his character. But, he lived so expect more boring stuff in Episode 9.

Captain Phasma continues to be a character that fans talk about and theory about, but I don't understand why. In two movies we've learned nothing about her other than that she has a shiny suit and keeps fighting Finn. BB-8 and the Porgs are honestly more well developed characters than Finn, Rose, Phasma. That's pathetic. It became really clear how bad Finn and Rose were when Benicio Del Toro's character DJ showed up with an actual personality. Here was a fun character played by an actor with life! How refreshing. He gave the tedious movie a kick in the nuts, but then was gone too soon.

Admiral Holdo. Worthless. Terrible performance. Why kill Admiral Ackbar and give command to Holdo. Yeah, her lightspeed jump to destroy the Snoke ship at the end was cool, but why did she delay so long in doing it AND imagine if Ackbar did it. It would have been a beautiful end for that character.

The film ends with the ENTIRE resistance fitting onto the Millennium Falcon after literally no one in the universe would come to help them. Does the universe prefer the First Order? Seems so. Luke, Leia, and Han defeated the Empire like 40 years ago. And then...nothing changed. This movie effectively made the resistance look moronic for continuing. This is another huge problem for the movie. Lucas created a universe that felt huge. With planets and people's everywhere. Where are all those people and planets? Rogue One had fun characters and planets and people. This has nothing and it suffers for it. Hell, I'd take some Episode 2 political **** just to explain why the fight against the Empire/First Order has been at a standstill for 40 years.

Disney ruined Star Wars with The Last Jedi. I don't care at all to see the conclusion of this saga or where these characters end. What a bummer, especially after TFA left me excited for more Star Wars where the prequels didn't.

Edit: Two years later and this has only gotten worse. What a terrible film… Expand

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DacanestaDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pacing. Tone. Character deviations. Distracting side plots diluting main (interesting) plots. Cringy moments. 'Humour' downplaying drama. Disregard for classic characters (death of Ackbar, pathetic screen time to R2 and 3PO). Troublesome new force powers that create huge problems for past and future films (holograms!). Troublesome powers that also render a scene waaay less dramatic (an non-existent lightsabre duel! COOL!). Dull characters I have no interest in watching 'develop'. Desire to shock meaning plot going all over just to stay ahead of audience. ANYTHING ELSE IM MISSING?!?!… Expand

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SteveZarDec 17, 2017

Disney just ruined this saga. The more i think about it, the more i think this movie is BS
It made me lose all the interest in ep 9.
J.J Abrams have a big f***** mess in his hands to solve. And Rian Johnson has a new trilogy to make... StarDisney just ruined this saga. The more i think about it, the more i think this movie is BS
It made me lose all the interest in ep 9.
J.J Abrams have a big f***** mess in his hands to solve. And Rian Johnson has a new trilogy to make... Star Wars fans... We are doomed.… Expand

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TEAMSWITCHERDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The First Order is portrayed as goonish clowns ... yet they manage to strip The Resistance down to a single ship (The Falcon) with maybe a dozen or two survivors. How do you cheer for the good guys when they can't beat such an awful enemy? Luke and Leia fought their entire lives and the Galaxy is more messed up than ever. And the reason is shallow ... so Disney can sell movie tickets.… Expand

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beml2121Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm Mary Poppins Y'all!! The technical aspects of the film were competent - nice cinematography, lighting, sound and effects. That being said, this series used to be about wonder and hope. Now it's been saturated in nihilism and post-modernist box-checking. So, so sad. I don't know why they treated so many honorable characters with such disgrace. I don't know why the villains were completely undermined as threats, or removed entirely. The pacing was nightmarish. Entire plot threads went nowhere. And there were far too many cringe-inducing moments. Carrie Fisher flying through the vacuum of SPACE like Mary Poppins was as embarrassing as Zach Quinto's Spock yelling "Kaaaaaaaahn!!" in Star Trek Into Darkness. My ears started throbbing from the shame.

Rian and Kathleen Kennedy evidently wanted to 'deconstruct' Star Wars, and they have succeeded.… Expand

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clarkkentuk5Dec 31, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed is the word I would use to describe this movie :-( Too much time spent with Rey and Luke at the Jedi Temple, which amounted to nothing in the end. Some good humour,disappointing end, didnt like the Fin/Rose storyline, especially when Fin was 'obsessed' with Rey, but magically forgets her at the end! Pointless 'codebreaker' storyline, ridiculous encounter with Fin and Phasma, which had a shameful ending! Was expecting more from Luke..... No where near as good as the more superior Rogue One, which had, breathtaking scenery,script and actiing; sadly which TLJ does not. Rogue One, then Force Awakens, then TLJ in order of best of the recent three.So gutted, dont know if I will bother rushing to see the others. I've been a fan since the beginning :-(… Expand

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AmberonDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A real disappointment. Many questions not answered, villians killed much too soon, no real dogfight at the end of the movie, unnessessary and boring plotlines (Canto Bight - looks like a spin-off from 5th Element, has no Star Wars feeling!), Leia as a superhero-astronaut in space... what a mess! RJ was too bold in making this movie being different and "fresh". Well, it was provocative and shocking, thats true... I wont be watching Episode 9, even the prequel trilogy deserved the title "Star Wars" more than this movie. In my personal universe, SW ends with episode 6, for me there is no 7-9. And maybe some spin-offs ... Rogue One was nice! What a shame, RJ killed the sequel trilogy.… Expand

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KraftyKraftyDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I laughed and cried the entire movie, for reasons that the writers did not intend. Luke Skywalker; from hero to disenfranchised island bum. I could rant about all the reasons why this was a tragedy but I refuse to dedicate any more of my precious time on this calamity.… Expand

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DefSawTheMovieDec 20, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So let's get the good out of the way first. This movie is gorgeous. I really mean drop dead, omg, praise jeebus gorgeous. The sets are amazing, the effects are stellar, and the musical score really sets the mood.

It's a very shiny veneer to cover up the dog **** plot. Whoever wrote this needs to have his writing card revoked. Seriously. Most of the plot revolves around an 18 hour stand off by which two *space ships* are trying to catch the other. The rebels are trying to flee, the order is trying to catch. They can both see each other but neither can really do more than spout platitudes. Why is it like this? Why can't one ship simply burn a bit more fuel to catch up? Why can't they hyperspace one ship ahead and set up some kind of pincer attack on the rebels? **** you that's why. The rest of the plot is patently idiotic as well. Rey and Luke kumbayaing on some distant planet but never really accomplishing anything. Finn and some diversity hire going to a casino to *save the animals man* and wasting everyone's time. I had high hopes for Kylo Ren to. After the first movie I was one of the few that really liked Adam Driver and his portrayal of Ren as a tortured soul sort of juvenile sith/jedi. In this one they just decided to make him a whiny brat. I was even more disappointed in Rey. Gone is the optimist fun loving, bright eyed Rey from the first movie. Instead we get yet another mewling and crying Katniss character to act as the *strong female lead*. I'ma close with one last criticism. Leia flies in space. Yes, superman flying in space. That happens. They had myriad ways to let Carrie Fisher die a dignified death during this cluster**** of a movie, but instead they choose to have her fly around in space. Rian Johnson, please, for the love of god, go back to shooting indie films with your boy JGL and leave the big budget stuff to people who respect the canon.… Expand

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TomaszVIDec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is an embarrassing parody. Poor jokes. A stupid comedy climate. If J wants to watch Marvel, J watch Marvel,If Star Wars is Star Wars. There was potential in the story… Expand

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norseDec 27, 2017

The more I think about it the more I feel this was a step in the wrong direction. If this had been a standalone release of "Generic hero has space fun", it might have been ok, but as is, it thoughtlessly destroys too much in terms if hopesThe more I think about it the more I feel this was a step in the wrong direction. If this had been a standalone release of "Generic hero has space fun", it might have been ok, but as is, it thoughtlessly destroys too much in terms if hopes and dreams.

The actual bad:
* physics, engineering, strategy and tactics get very little respect (bomb dropping in space, vacuums not sucking out air, outrunning explosions, planets are more like suburbs, the usual space noise, dragging canons around and very story-telling motivated shooting)
* the whole casino subplot makes little sense and would have better been removed
* one very cringy not-quite sacrifice scene that's completely unnecessary from beginning to end
* overall specific personages are considered way too important, as opposed to circumstances (you have to talk with just this one person so that they can point you to that one person in the universe who could do a specific thing and fetch them, well, here we are with a handful of people left and that'll make all the difference to ... a galaxy)
* the force is now something that doesn't require any training but just is inate
* the first order is militarily pretty laughable, as just one guy in a crappy old fighter can hold off an entire fleet of dreadnoughts, and they can't possibly think of using their fuel advantage to jump ahead and exhaust their opponent, or maybe use those fighters - if you make your villains laughable, it invalidates the heroes

The good:
* some genuine surprises
* some amusing and well written humour ("The force!")
* great photography and score
* awesome acting by Hamill and Driver
* great job on having significant numbers of women in very visible roles making actual decisions
* good casting of real faces (as opposed to extreme beauty)
* franchise tie in animals aren't cringy

Advice to disney:
* make sure your writing teams include people who ask critical questions and use the to eliminate senseless parts of the plot
* reboot the franchise completely with the next movie, maybe explore some of the rich background material that is part of the star wars canon. Worth considering to drop the new universe right here and start making movies out of the books?
* why on earth would you buy a franchise that you can monetize once a year only to reboot and risk losing it completely?!… Expand

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miccaelDec 16, 2017

Did not like it as much as I would have liked to like before watching.
Felt like Episode 7.5, a filler. Not a full story or resolution. Overall made well, directed well but many plot-points exist, things that I don't agree with and neitherDid not like it as much as I would have liked to like before watching.
Felt like Episode 7.5, a filler. Not a full story or resolution. Overall made well, directed well but many plot-points exist, things that I don't agree with and neither the fans (check reddit). I had high hopes, but movie under delivered
This movie deserves 1/10. It's a slap to fans' face and disgusting humour-injection throughout the movie.… Expand

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carlosfredDec 18, 2017

Movie full of plot holes and luke is a jerk, we dont know nothing about snoke and he is dead in a ridiculous way! Leia supergirl flying?! WTF! Phasma has an awful role; and BB8 Kills more enemies than any other rebel or vilain

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sydgernsteinDec 17, 2017

Star Wars is a lot of different things—Myth, Fantasy, Soap Opera, Action, Love Story, etc. But what makes Star Wars special is that it is about love and friendship. Star Wars heroes prioritize love and friendship above all else, and thisStar Wars is a lot of different things—Myth, Fantasy, Soap Opera, Action, Love Story, etc. But what makes Star Wars special is that it is about love and friendship. Star Wars heroes prioritize love and friendship above all else, and this prioritizing drives the story. Anakin went to the dark side to save his wife. Luke left home to be a Jedi “like his father.” Jyn’s father joined the Empire “to protect [her],” and ensured that she would find the plans to the Death Star by naming the file “Stardust,” his nickname for her. Instead of leaving with suitcases of money, Han risked his life to save Luke twice (at the end of A New Hope and on Hoth in Empire Strikes Back). Darth Vader spent all of Empire Strikes back trying to find his son. And Darth Vader ultimately found Luke by setting a trap—Vader knew that his son would prioritize his friends, so Vader captured and tortured Luke’s friends to cause Luke to come to him. Leia and Chewbacca turned around to save Luke at Cloud City. Lando refused to call off the attack on the second Death Star because he knew that his buddy Han would get the shield down. Anakin came back to the light side to save Luke from the Emperor. Rey turned down handfuls of rations instead of giving away BB-8. A Star Wars hero never leaves without first making sure his friends are safe. One of my favorite moments is when, during the escape from Hoth in Empire Strikes Back, the action stops for a few seconds to show Luke watching the Millennium Falcon fly by—Lucas and Kirshner made sure that we knew that Luke knew his friends were ok. Sometimes this prioritizing leads the characters to good outcomes, like finding the death star plans, Anakin’s redemption, etc. Just as often, it leads to bad outcomes, like Anakin turning to the dark side, Luke jeopardizing his training, characters putting themselves in harm’s way, etc. But it’s that this prioritizing is driving events that has made all generations connect so deeply with “Star Wars” for over four decades. In “The Last Jedi,” this prioritizing was buried deep beneath the surface, if it was even present at all. Rey’s priorities were finding her place in the universe and protecting the Jedi order. The other characters’ priorities were winning the war against the First Order. And there is nothing wrong with this. But it’s not “Star Wars.”… Expand

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DesariusDec 18, 2017

It's Bad, slow plot, unuseful and void characters, big plothole and no sensation of epicness. Please stop. Why there is humor parts ? and why the humor part make this film so "guardian of the galaxy" ?

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WhatevenisthisDec 17, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh my god what have they done :(

This movie is complete garbage on every single level. Can barely remember one scene that didn't make me cringe at the crap awkward dialogue, shoehorned eccentric characters, or unbelievable situation that could have been handled much better by anybody halfway rational.

- Movie is one drawn out boring battle
- Plot is boring, tedious, and verges on the unbelievable
- Most of the side characters are boring as hell with godawful acting
- We don't find out who snoke is
- All powerful snoke dies like a b*tch
- Luke skywalker turns into a moping old man literal animal tit*y sucker - Phasma is wasted and not scary or intimidating in any way. How is she a Captain if she can get owned by an ex storm trooper?
- Leia can survive in outer space when Jedi's past have never been able to do that
- Rey is great and can do everything with no training of any sort aside from a handful of wise words from luke
- Po (only interesting character) is made to be impertinent and make decisions out of turn
- No attempt is made to boost the rebels morale when they know they are all about to die a slow death at the hands of the empire. Purple haired feminazi could have let them all in on the plan but chose not to just to cause controversy for the movie. - Luke/ Kylo back story was lazy and unemotional
- We still don't know who/ where the other knights of Ren are
- Luke dies after astro projecting. Why? Obviously they killed him off because of creative differences. Then again, Rey is competent in everything Jedi so guess she doesn't need luke around anymore.
- Mystery around reys parents was such a let down.
- Yoda makes an appearance for literally no reason.
- Just what the F*** at this whole movie. We don't know anything more or anything less from TFA. Literally.

Only good thing about this movie was the new design AT-AT but that's not enough to even gain a point in rating.

Save your money, this whole movie was garbage. P.S. And we just HAD to have the purple headed feminazi freak put the evil bad white man in his place with revenge womansplaining LMAO disney can go FU** themselves.… Expand

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MrGutsDec 18, 2017

Had to create an account to get this off my chest and move on. The plot in this movie is absolute nonsense. I have never seen a sequel outright pretend that the previous movie never even happened. Everything TFA built up in 2015 TLJ justHad to create an account to get this off my chest and move on. The plot in this movie is absolute nonsense. I have never seen a sequel outright pretend that the previous movie never even happened. Everything TFA built up in 2015 TLJ just outright avoided in an attempt to be unpredictable. This unpredictability absolutely invalidates the story up to this point and spits in the face of anyone who was actually invested in the Star Wars saga up to this point.… Expand

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thicccentaurDec 19, 2017

Before you call me a neckbeard fanboy, I just want to point out that I'm a girl and tired of these strong, badass female leads (like Rey) dominating Hollywood. The Last Jedi happens to be another addition to this nauseating trend. Here is myBefore you call me a neckbeard fanboy, I just want to point out that I'm a girl and tired of these strong, badass female leads (like Rey) dominating Hollywood. The Last Jedi happens to be another addition to this nauseating trend. Here is my review: The Last Jedi is a lackluster, disappointing movie. Horrendous flat characters, unnecessary side plot, and contains poor dialogue. Yup, that’s Disney’s Star Wars for you! Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy definitely ruined our beloved, special franchise. If you don't see the flaws in this film, I assume you prefer quantity, not quality, Star Wars movies. 0/10 from me.… Expand

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KespecDec 19, 2017

"let the past die" quote from the movie summarizes this movie's intention to destroy everything George Lucas has built over the years. If you like; toy placements, forced political agenda, mindless action, unnecessary and boring sub-plots,"let the past die" quote from the movie summarizes this movie's intention to destroy everything George Lucas has built over the years. If you like; toy placements, forced political agenda, mindless action, unnecessary and boring sub-plots, plot-holes, illogical plot devices. then this movie is for you.… Expand

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NerwanDec 20, 2017

This is a bit of a sexist film. I didn't really enjoy it and it occurred to me afterwards that the three most prominent male "rebel" characters all either cowards or idiots and all three are shown the error of their ways by wiser and smarterThis is a bit of a sexist film. I didn't really enjoy it and it occurred to me afterwards that the three most prominent male "rebel" characters all either cowards or idiots and all three are shown the error of their ways by wiser and smarter women who are basically in charge of things. It felt very much like one of those stereotypically sexist sit coms where the Dad is an idiot and has to be told what to do by his clever wife. Anyway, not very inspiring stuff. I watched it with a largely male audience and it fell pretty flat. We all just kind of shuffled out at the end having felt thoroughly lectured. I mean there was even a bit in the middle which felt like part of educational video about mansplaining as one of the idiot male characters gets told off for being stupid :-(… Expand

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Crackerjackx13Dec 18, 2017

George Lucas had a outline a summary for the new trilogy, Disney scrapped it, and got ridd of it "Let the past die, kill it"..thats what Disney did, they wanted to reinvent and rebrand with there own characters, its really sad, i sat on myGeorge Lucas had a outline a summary for the new trilogy, Disney scrapped it, and got ridd of it "Let the past die, kill it"..thats what Disney did, they wanted to reinvent and rebrand with there own characters, its really sad, i sat on my review for a couple of days, im disappointed they didn't respect the original creator and finish what he started.… Expand

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IschinkarewDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hardcore Starwars fan. Watched the trilogy hundreds of time, played all the games.

What can I say? Big plot holes. Cheesy and predictable as f*** !
Figuring out how things could have become darker/cooler.

Twisted Spoilers ahead:

1 - Leia really, really dies out in the vacuum of space.

2 - All Cassino thing never happened. What's the difference anyway ?

3 - Rey DO accept Kylo offer, joinning the Dark Side, both THEN fight and barely kill Snokes who flees for a next confrontation
(somewhat like Palpatine did with Yoda).

5 - General Hux and Phasma rescue Snoke joinning him, a power struggle emerges in the First Order.

4 - Lukes now utterly terrified comes back at full Jedi Master mode to put balance for good to the Force.… Expand

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marc5477Dec 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Are they serious? Didnt they learn from the 1st one that they need to push the story forward instead of making a C grade retelling the old stories? Wow, so glad I didnt pay to watch this.

1st of all, the replacement characters remain unlikable because dialog and character building is poor. Attempts at humor are not funny nor charming, and the plot development might as well be written by someone with a high school level intellect. Plot holes abound in what is sadly yet another attempt at a retelling of the same story from the 80s... how you can make more plot holes in a story remake? Well they did. and they threw in a few eye rolls as Rei continues to be a lore destroying super Jedi that has more power than all the previous Jedi combined without even trying and barely any training. The sensitive storm trooper who didnt want to kill can now kill as many of his brethren while smiling. And oh apparently the rebel are now so dumb that they dont even consider looking around for an exit when they are trapped until the magnificent leader says they should look around and after asking Lea if its ok to look around with him... lol. Luke who is supposedly a master Jedi at this stage in his like, is now the guy who either died due to being out of shape or by a 3rd rate sith dork who lost storm trooper in melee combat. But he he sure fooled him for a minute to allow a group of worthless idiots escape... I guess this was his Obiwan moment when he went up against a full powered Darth Vader and had no chance of winning... except in Lukes case it was against a kitten with the IQ of a wet towel. They basically took a dump on all three original movies (and even the prequels if you care about those) as well as all the written lore that came after not to mention common sense. Luke got killed while projecting his hologram... why? To give the rebels time to escape when all they had to do was look around for an exit and shoot themselves out. But they were too dumb to figure that out. It took sacrificing Luke (who didnt actually need to die, he could have pulled out the second they started looking for an exit) and Rei to move a few rocks to do what would have been trivial with the guns and equipment the rebels had with them. And all this happened why? Because they ran out of gas lol.

Good bye Star Wars.… Expand

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wsharp91Dec 17, 2017

Aburrida, ridicula echada a perder totalmente star wars existe hasta el episodio 6 de ahi en adelante no tiene sentido es una copia barata de las peliculas anteriores.

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WorstDec 16, 2017

What a complete total waste of time. This movie was utter sh*t. Disney has completely disrespected the originals and concocted a big money grab for their pockets. I have never written a review on a movie however I feel I need to for this. IfWhat a complete total waste of time. This movie was utter sh*t. Disney has completely disrespected the originals and concocted a big money grab for their pockets. I have never written a review on a movie however I feel I need to for this. If you loved the originals, you probably fell in love with watching Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Chewie, R2-D2 and C3PO. They had prominent roles that heavily contributed to the feeling of Star Wars. We fell in love with the characters. I didn't feel attached to the characters in TLJ. Felt as if everyone was thrown into a grinder to let them blend as best they could. Forced humour just took the piss. They killed off Luke as if he was nothing. He barely played a role. Leia, flying through space like superman? WTF? She wasn't trained in the force yet she can do that? Snoke can't even see/feel a lightsaber moving next to him and he's some super powerful force wielding bad guy? Who is Snoke? Cheap Porgs? Cant Disney come up with quality ideas for battles.? The end scene of this felt like Empire Strikes Back on Hoth, Disney tried hard here, it really did. It sucked. They did the same thing with TFA, with the attack on the StarKiller like A New Hopes attack on the Death Star and Return of the Jedi, where Lando and the X-Wing fighter fly into the centre to take out the Death Star from within. TFA wasn't the best, however it left the door open for an incredible sequel. TLJ could have answered a lot of questions. There is so much crap to write its unbearable to think about. Sh*t acting...Throw a touch of "cultural diversity" in. Asian girl and a black man run around trying to save everyone. There is another post on MC, very well said, along the lines of, all white men are bad and women are superior. Almost felt as if there was a feminist movement going on. What about a send off for Carrie Fisher in the end credits like Fast and the Furious did for Paul Walker?
Disney you have destroyed it. No doubt you lined your pockets deep. In the end thats all that mattered to you.… Expand

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sthhuatDec 17, 2017

Disney, you're not much different than EA. You're Fxxk xp something. What you deliver was just little above battelfront 2.
This movie was awlful, feel like cut n paste plot from the old Star Wars story, added with ability for unlimited loopDisney, you're not much different than EA. You're Fxxk xp something. What you deliver was just little above battelfront 2.
This movie was awlful, feel like cut n paste plot from the old Star Wars story, added with ability for unlimited loop without any progress on the universe. The next 10 StarWars espisode will be just about rise and fall of sith & jedi surround by "funny" humor scence, cartoon like "casino" setting, and a zoo of alien animal.… Expand

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meme1337Dec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really disliked the movie. It's that bad, and it's clearly polarizing because it's "Star Wars" and because it feels totally disconnected from the original movies. Even TFA was more thematically coherent than this hot mess.
I personally feel that the movie was out of tune with the rest of the saga, I didn't like the need for jokes every now and then, for useless and uninteresting plot arcs, for the eulogy that "just trying" is enough, and that you don't have to aim for greatness, but just being stubborn is okay, even if your decisions lead to thousand of deaths: it's all fine, you are a good looking actor! All is good!

Kylo Ren is the usual emo kid (that's probably why this movie is liked by this hipster generation), Rey is - without any explanation - one of the most powerful force user in the galaxy without the need for a training. Luke is just an old bitter hermit who can remote fight another powerful user and trick him, the same user that just tricked Snoke and killed him. Wait, what? Consistency, where art thou?
Maz reached out to provide a "contact" for a useless arc that just lead to a lot of people dying, but yeah Finn got a love interest in Rose so everything is fine, alright audiences?
Leia flying? For **** sake, what did you have in mind, screenwriters? Do you think that moment was more powerful than the princess maybe dying for real, carrying consequences?
Instead let's kill Ackbar off-screen, just to make a nod to older audiences.

What really puzzles me is the fact that a lot of people are not liking it and that the main theme is "they are trolls": maybe the ones that didn't like the movie are the most vocals, ok - but again, Star Wars is an iconic saga: there are people considering ****ing football a religion, so I don't see much of a difference. I really didn't like the movie, so I can't put a good vote to it. Let's see what will emerge in time, but I doubt this movie will stand the test of time. Beautiful visuals, but it's this movie that instead troll the public.
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Ricky843Dec 18, 2017

This movie was an abomination! It is completely full of plot holes and doesnt even try to be consistent with the previous Star Wars mythology!I am so extremely disappointed with this pile of garbage! Have these writers ever seen a previousThis movie was an abomination! It is completely full of plot holes and doesnt even try to be consistent with the previous Star Wars mythology!I am so extremely disappointed with this pile of garbage! Have these writers ever seen a previous Star wars movie? Disney totally took a huge dump on my childhood!Who was Snoke? Why was he even in the movie if you just kill him off so easily? Why is Rey so good at EVERYTHING that took Luke THREE movies to get good at? Seriously this movie is AWFUL! Thanks for killing Star Wars Disney!… Expand

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PragnorVornDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So this was not only a bad movie, it was a bad SJW movie as well. All the men are imbeciles and all the women are strong and empowered. I give up on Star Wars, episodes 7 and 8 need to be stricken from history.… Expand

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Starwarsisdead6Dec 15, 2017

Easily the fattest turd to have ever slipped through Rian Johnson's anus. How anyone can give it anything above a 5 speaks volumes to how there will never be a short supply of idiots. The treatment of Luke and his legacy is shameful. PeopleEasily the fattest turd to have ever slipped through Rian Johnson's anus. How anyone can give it anything above a 5 speaks volumes to how there will never be a short supply of idiots. The treatment of Luke and his legacy is shameful. People dare to say it's good for being bold. Being bold for the sake of being bold is good? REALLY? Then why isn't Donald Trump the most popular politicain in history? This movie is indefensible. Those who do it are part of the problem. Disney has killed this franchise. Between this travesty of a movie and the recent mistreatment of Star Wars by EA, this franchise is on its way out. Millions of fans cried out in terror. And were suddenly silent.… Expand

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YeahgofigureDec 16, 2017

Very weak story! Force Awakens was just a weak unoriginal rehash of A New Hope and now Last Jedi is just simply weak. Why is the rebellion even weaker than ever when they defeated the empire?! How is the New Republic destroyed by blowing up aVery weak story! Force Awakens was just a weak unoriginal rehash of A New Hope and now Last Jedi is just simply weak. Why is the rebellion even weaker than ever when they defeated the empire?! How is the New Republic destroyed by blowing up a single system when the Star Wars universe is 100,000 plus of systems? Where did The New Order come from? Answer is some Disney idiots got a hold of the story. I hate everything about these episodes 7 & 8!!… Expand

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JohnWarsDec 17, 2017

This was the worst movie on all the Star Wars saga, full of plot holes, it destroyed mythical characters of the saga and the script was atrocious. Man, it hurts...

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e-methodDec 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Twilight. Disappointing.
The movie has a lot of plot holes.
Some bad CGI one some parts.
Weak Villian.
Weak Heroes.
Confusing Script.
A Failure in General.… Expand

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BotaskyDec 19, 2017

This movie was made only to destroy the star wars universe as we knew it and change it all for "mary sue" women who never make mistakes and do everything well, unlike men.The worst Star Wars movie of all time.

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abubaker619Dec 19, 2017

What a ruin to my childhood, damn you Disney I hate what you've done, please give back star wars to George Lucas. This movie killed my favorite franchise and part of my childhood in the process!

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WayneCDec 19, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Originally I liked this movie, but after some thoughts, the movie leaves a very bad taste in my mind. Something is just fundamentally wrong with the story. It seems that a lot of people have this kind of experience. Now why is that? Most films do not do that, why this one does? I think this is something the writers of later Star Wars films need to seriously consider.

Now I will offer my 2 cents as to why that is. But first realize that it’s not just the hardcore fans that may not like this movie. I am a fan, but not a hardcore one. I only watched Star Wars movies and nothing else (no books, animation, lore etc), probably like most people. The reason is more fundamental than the SW universe itself.

Might contain spoilers.

The writer tries very hard to tackle many themes in this movie, and he/she failed in many of them. Let’s take a look at 2 of them:

The Force is For Everyone / Everything: Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong with this idea, and it does not violates the stories of previous Star Wars films (there were many Jedi/Sith, and Obi-wan also explained it to Luke in similar ways etc). But the problem is: to use/harness something, one should require to WORK for it, even if they are talented. It’s like writers need to learn and practice how to write, engineers need to learn math and science, even talented Mozart need to learn from very young age about violin & piano, and Jedi needs to learn about the force and practice using it. But in this movie, people can use & harness something so great without learning & practicing. That just strays tooooooo far away from people’s everyday experience, and when this happens, people will feel some kind of fundamental inconsistency (Mary Sue etc), and start to feel that this is a bad story.

Flawed Heroes: This is another theme the movie tries to develop in several plot lines, but failed. Once again, there is nothing wrong with this idea, and flawed heroes, tragic heroes, legend vs reality theme has been tackled in previous SW films. However, when you have characters that act in ways that do not follow common sense, you need to clarify it somehow. And when you have an established character that did something so fundamentally against what they were...it just does not work. Flawed heroes do not mean a fundamental change in characters, it just meant that heroes have BOTH vice and virtue as well. There might be many other failed themes, but these are 2 I can think of now. The writers of SW really need to think about what kind of story are they trying to tell, instead of trying and failing all over the place.… Expand

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jakejefferyDec 19, 2017

Terrible writing. Dues ex machina everywhere. Can't express my disappointment. Killed off story's setup by force awakens, and completely betrayed likes character. Carrie Fisher is both the best and worst part. Best acting worst portrayal.Terrible writing. Dues ex machina everywhere. Can't express my disappointment. Killed off story's setup by force awakens, and completely betrayed likes character. Carrie Fisher is both the best and worst part. Best acting worst portrayal. She's basically super girl.… Expand